Label-packing means



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' UNITED STATES ARTHUR RosENTHAL AND MARTIN ROSENTHAL, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN,

ASSIGNORS To ROSE PATCH & LABEL COMPANY, or;

GRAND RAP Ds, MICHIGAN.

LABEL-PACKING MEANS.

Original application filed August 6, 1923, Serial No. 656,051. Divided and this application filed December 7 31, 1924. Serial N0. 759,215.

To all whom it may GOHGGWb-f Be it known that we, ARTHUR RosnNTHAL and MARTIN RosENTHAL, citizens of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, county of Kent, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Label-Packing Means, of which I the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in label packing means to deliver from a label cutter and folder and to pack the labels into a suitable receptacle or package. This application is a division of application for .patent Serial No. 656,051, filed August 6, 1923, for label cutting and folding machine, and reference is made to that patent for details of the mechanism forcutting and fold- Ing.

The objects of the invention are:

First, to provide means for taking the cut label or patch from the cutter and folder and delivering and packing'the same into a suitable boX or receptacle.

Second, to provide improved means of packing labels into a box automatically.

Objects pertaining to details of construction and operation will appear from the detailed description to follow.

\Ve accomplish the objects of our invention by the devices and means described in the following spec' cation. The invention and pointed out in the claims. A structure which is a preferred embodiment of our invention is'illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application in which:

Fig. I is an enlarged detail view of a folding machine without the specific driving means, showing details of the actuating means for the label or patch packing plunger, and a general view of the cam shaft andcarriage means.

Fig. II is an enlarged detail of the label or patch packing plunger and the label packing and retaining device means.

Fig. III is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. I, showing the cut off and supporting slide.

Fig, IV is an enlarged detail sectional elevation view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. I, showing dotted line positions of the plunger and patch retaining means when the plunger is pressing the patches or labels into the end of the receptacle, the yielding slidable upon the opposite ends of the label.

of the packages or receptacles filled with patches or labels.

Fig. VI is anenlarged detail plan view of the label cutter and folder with feed means in initial position ready to move into operative position and grasp the label strip and also the folded label simultaneously to fee the label strip to the cutter and folder and remove from the machine the folded label into position to be acted upon by the packing plunger, the feed position being indicated by dotted lines.

Fig. VII is a View similar to Fig. VI

'where the feed has been advanced to the position of carrying the tape to the cutter and folder and the folded label into position under the plunger, the dotted position showing the withdrawal of the feed jaws into position readyto be shifted to the initial position of Fig. VI.

In the drawings the sectional views are taken looking in the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the section lines and similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views. The

same numerals of reference have been main- I tained in this application as in the parent application above referred to, for convenience.

Considering the numbered parts of the drawing, 2 is the frame of the machine, preferably a casting, with legs 3. The label is grasped by the automatically controlled feeding jaws the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. VI, where they automatically close and grasp the end label of the patch or label strip. The jaws are then advanced to the shearing knife 22 carried on pivot 23 and held yieldingly in position by spring 24:. This advanced position is indicated by full lines in Fig. VII. The knife 22 cuts off the label.

. The label folders 25, 25 automatically fold folders are controlled by the rack 26 and pinions' 27, 28. As soon as the label is seized by the folding means, the label carrying jaws are'withdrawn to the position indicated y d tted lines in Fignd e 21, which are open and pass to The I thereon.

then moved to the left to the initial position the. initial position, leaving'the label still indicated by full lines in Fig. VI. arallel grasped by the folder.

to the label feeding jaws. and. carried by the same support are the jaws for automatlcally delivering the label from the folder to the plunger feed, where the labels are forced 1nto the receptacle or package forthe labels.

The label folding means and the label delivery means to and from the folders are described in detail in Patent N 0. 1,262,986, issued April 16, 1918, to Arthur Rosenthal for label and patch cutting and folding machine, where a detailed description of these cutting and folding means will be found.

The carriage 29. for feeding the label carrying means back and forth and reciprocating the same in the line of the label strip is sup orted in suitable ways 30 and is actu ated by suitable cam means not here detailed. The carriage is held yieldingly toward the cam by spring 33 connected to cross arm '34 on the projecting rod 35 secured to saidcarriage.

A cross carriage 36 is in suitable ways 37, 37 carried by sa1d carriage 29 and disposed transversely thereto and is suitably actuated The label carrying and feeding jaws are carried by this carriage 36. The upperfeeding aw 21 is held yleldingly in closed position y the adjustable spring 21. This main jaw 21 is moved and operated in feeding the tape or strip to the cutter and folder. It disengages the label or patch while it is still held securely by the folder.

An auxiliary pair of jaws 46, 47 is provided to'engage the cut off and folded label and feed the same forward to the patch or label containing receptacle. These auxiliary jaws engage the label while'it is still held by the folder. The upper jaw 46 is secured rigidly by arm 461 to the auxiliary carriage 36. The lower jaw 47 is carried on the adjustable screw 48 by upwardly projecting slotted ears 49. The lower jaw 47 is'provided with upwardly-projecting screw shank 50, on which are adjusting lock nuts 51, 52 to adjust the opening of the jaw.

gravity, and is the pivoted member of the pair of jaws 46, 47. It slides along the pivoted bar 53, which is supported on pivot 54.

It isactuatedto close the jaw against the label in the folder and retain the same until it is advanced into position over the mouth of the packing receptacle. The pivoted bar 53 is held yieldingly downward by tension spring 53. I

It,will be seen that the label strip is advanc'ed by the feed jaws grasping the end label of the stri advancing it into'the label folder where it is cut ofi by the "cut off knife, whichis actuated ends of the label are then folded and grasped within the folder. The label feed jaws are then withdrawn and move back to packer tube 59,

in any suitable way. The- In the next movement the label deliver y jaws, bein in open position because the bar 53 is in epressed position, slide into engagement wlth the label, beneath the label and the jaw 46above it. The actuating means then acts upon the pivoted bar 53, closing these label grasp-ing jaws together, and when the feed jaw is ad vanced to carry the label stri to the folder these jaws carry the folds label to the packer. This advance movement occurs after the folder has released the cut and The packer consists of a rectangular with flaring hopper-shaped.

folded label.

mouth 60 transversely slotted at 61 for-the entry withdrawal of the label carrying jaws '46, 47. tube 59' receives the upper end of the rectangular package 62, which is held in place y the support 63 carried by the bracket 64 beneath, the holder being open at the side to permit the ready withdrawal of the rectangular package. The is preferably slotted at the sides. so the contents may be inspected and the progress of the filling be observed. a

The cut and folded labels are delivered to the top of the packer tube 59 and are forced down into the same by the plunger 65, having a head 66 with longitudinal slots to accommodate the deflectable label supports. The plunger 65 is in the guide 67 and is reciprocate o-r' actuated by the lever 68 contaming slots 69, which lever acts on pin 70 in the side of the plunger. The lever 68 is fulcrumed at 71 on the upwardly extending arm 72. This lever 68 is actuated by connecting rod 73 by eccentric 74 onthe cam shaft 45, which is embraced by the eccentric ring 75. The upper end of the p-itman is'con'nected to lever 68 by adjust-able pivot 76, secured in slot 77 by set screw 78. The said eccentric is. timed to co-operate with the cams on the cam shaft and the stroke of The lower jaw drops down and opens by The lower end of the packer,

package the jaw 47 i going receive the folded label from the delivery aws.

' When the plunger head 66 descends upon and engages the label, to force it into the tu call and this is accomplished by means of a toggle joint connection 83 pivoted at 84, 84 toeach jaw and actuated by link 85 connected to lever 86 which is ulcrumed at 87.

, these supports are deflected automati- The said lever 86 has a laterally projecting arm 88 with a cam follower roller 89, and is acted upon by a cam 90 on cam shaft 45, which cam is timed to deflect the pivoted supports and permit the plunger to force the label into the packer tube 59.

It is possible to fit the labels so tightly into the tube that they will be supported, but it is far better to provide a frictionallysupported slidable bottom block 91, divided into two parts hinged together byhinge 92 and forced yieldingly apart by spring 93 disposed in arecess 94 within the same. This block yieldingly engages the side of the packer tube and when forced down beyond the packer tube into the receptacle, yieldingly engages its sides so that the labels within the package are all evenly compressed and fed under pressure into the box. This yielding bottom is removed from the bottom of the box before it is sealed up.

l/Vhn the package 62 is filled the machine is stopped automatically by suitable means not illustrated, and the package is removed from the machine. The lower end of the packer tube 59 is then closed automatically by the spring shutter 104 carried by the bracket 105, and forced through slot 106 in the side of the packer tube by the spring 107.

The shutter 104 is held out by the side wall,

of the package 62 so that as soon as the package is pulled down sufficiently to uncover the slot 106, the shutter 104 acts automatically and shoots under the labels in the upper part of the packer tube, taking the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. III. The yielding block 91' is withdrawn from the filled package 62 and inserted into the top of the packer tube 59 against the cut off slide or shutter 104. An empty package 62 is then inserted, the shutter withdrawn, and the upper end of the side wall of the package is inserted beneath it to hold it in open position.

While this invention has been thus described in detail, it will be understood that the shapes of the labels may be varied, and

they maybe labels or patches. The packer is adapted to all machines of this class. It is desired to claim the invention specifically and broadly, as pointed out in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

' 1. In a label packer means, the combination of a packer tube, jaws for delivering labels thereto, defiectable supports for the labels, a plunger co-operating with the said packer tube, and an automatic means for deflecting the label supports as the plunger acts, as specified.

2. In a label packer means, the combination of a label packer tube, a plunger for delivering labels therethrough, a yieldable slidable bottom support comprising a divided block hinged together with spring means for expanding the same into engagement with the Walls of the packer tube and package, as specified.

3. In a label packer means, the combination of a label packer tube, a plunger for delivering labels therethrough, a yieldable slidable bottom support adapted to engage frictionally the said packer tube and package, as specified.

4. In a label packer means, the combination of a label packer tube, a plunger for delivering labels therethrough, a slidable bottom support adapted to engage frictionally the said packer tube and package, as specified.

5. In a label-packer means, the combination of a packer tube for receiving the receptacle, a spring-actuated cut-off slide disposed to be automatically forced through the slot in the side of the packer tube, the wall of the package being adapted to be interposed and hold the slide in open position whereby the packer tube is automatically closed when the receptacle is removed.

6. In a label packer means, the, combination of a packer tube for receiving the receptacle, acut-ofl' slide disposed to be automatically forced through the slot in the side of the packer tube, the wall of the package being adapted to be interposed and hold the slide in open position whereby the packer tube is automatically closed when the receptacle is removed.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals.

ARTHUR ROSENTHAL. [L. s.] MARTIN ROSENTI-IAL. [1,. 8.] 

